Aliphatic semidiones. V. Radical anions derived from vicinal triketones

GA Russell, SA Weiner

Index: Russell,G.A.; Weiner,S.A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1967 , vol. 89, # 25 p. 6623 - 6628

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Abstract: Preparation and detection by esr spectroscopy of radical anions (semitriones) derived from CaH5COCOCOCaHs, CHaCOCOCOOR, and ROCOCOCOOR are described. In basic solution vicinal tri-or tetraketones have a great tendency to undergo decarbonylation to yield the a-diketone or its radical anion. These semitriones can be prepared only in the absence of strong base. The same degradation was observed for ...